Thinking that what you want equals what’s best for you is a dead end.
BYRON KATIEWe are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.
More Byron Katie Quotes
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Every mind deserves to be free. When the mind is free, that’s the end of suffering.
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Realizing that people should lie when they do makes me a little more open-minded, a little more tolerant, when my child or my partner lies.
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Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.
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It makes sense that no one else can cause you pain. That’s your job.
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Until you can love what is – everything, including the apparent violence and craziness – you’re separate from the world, and you’ll see it as dangerous and frightening.
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You either believe what you think or you question it. There’s no other choice.
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There’s no nightmare you can’t wake yourself up from.
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When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.
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If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.
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The only thing you fear is the unreality that you yourself have invented.
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We are never really in control. We just think we are when things happen to be going our way.
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What we really believe is what we manifest. What we believe, we see.
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To exclude anything that appears in your universe is not love. Love joins with everything. It doesn’t exclude the monster. It doesn’t avoid the nightmare – it looks forward to it.
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Just keep coming home to yourself, you are the one who you’ve been waiting for.
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If people are living their lives for security and comfort and pleasure, then mind’s every waking moment will be plotting those things. That’s how it stays identified – as a body, as a you.
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